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Re: how to download the packages in Debian testing non-free before installing?



On Mi, 18 ian 12, 22:03:22, lee wrote:
> 
> Will I be able to get the wireless working with the first DVD before
> making any changes to the hard disks?

Network setup is before the partitioning step, at least you can stop if 
you can't get wireless working and start over.
 
> 
> Hm, what´s the point in having the firmware only and not the software to
> get the wireless card to work? Apparently, I need software from the
> non-free section which isn´t included on the DVDs, so having the
> firmware only get´s me no more than like half the way.

What software exactly do you need from non-free? Are you sure it's not 
the firmware?
 
> >The Squeeze installer itself does not support WPA, but the Wheezy
> >installer does.
> 
> Wheezy is Testing, afair? I want to install Testing anyway: Will that
> work with the D/I from testing when I have the firmware ready, or will
> there still be software (from non-free) missing needed to make a
> wireless connection?

What software do you expect to be using from non-free (except the 
firmware)?

Kind regards,
Andrei
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